2003 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2003. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2004.

Main article: 2003 Davis Cup

Participating Teams
Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Great Britain
Netherlands
Romania
Russia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw
  First Round
7–9 February		 Quarterfinals
4–6 April		 Semifinals
19–21 September		 Final
28–30 November
                                     
Bucharest, Romania (indoor carpet)[1]
S   France 4  
Toulouse, France (indoor hard)[2]
  Romania 1  
  S   France 2  
Arnhem, Netherlands (indoor carpet)[3]
     Switzerland 3  
S   Netherlands 2
Melbourne, Australia (hard)[4]
   Switzerland 3  
     Switzerland 2  
Sydney, Australia (clay)[5]
  S   Australia 3  
S   Australia 4  
Malmö, Sweden (indoor hard)[6]
  Great Britain 1  
  S   Australia 5
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor carpet)[7]
  S   Sweden 0  
S   Sweden 3
Melbourne, Australia (grass)[8]
  Brazil 2  
  S   Australia 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[9]
  S   Spain 1
  Croatia 4  
Valencia, Spain (clay)[10]
S   United States 1  
    Croatia 0
Seville, Spain (clay)[11]
  S   Spain 5  
  Belgium 0
Málaga, Spain (clay)[12]
S   Spain 5  
  S   Spain 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
  S   Argentina 2  
  Germany 0  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[14]
S   Argentina 5  
  S   Argentina 5
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[15]
  S   Russia 0  
  Czech Republic 2
S   Russia 3  


First round

Romania vs. France

Romania
1		 Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania[1]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrian Voinea
Sébastien Grosjean		 2
6 		3
6 		610
712		      
2
Andrei Pavel
Nicolas Escudé		 62
77		 2
6 		65
77		      
3
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro		 4
6 		3
6 		64
77		      
4
Victor Hănescu
Fabrice Santoro		 6
1		 6
4		        
5
Gabriel Trifu
Nicolas Escudé		 63
77		 6
4		 4
6 		     

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

Netherlands
2		 Gelredome, Arnhem, Netherlands[3]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sjeng Schalken
Michel Kratochvil		 6
3		 7
5		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		  
2
Raemon Sluiter
Roger Federer		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3
Paul Haarhuis / Martin Verkerk
George Bastl / Roger Federer		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 7
5		    
4
Sjeng Schalken
Roger Federer		 62
77		 4
6 		5
7 		     
5
Martin Verkerk
Michel Kratochvil		 6
1		 65
77		 66
78		 1
6 		   

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia
4		 Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[5]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Great Britain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mark Philippoussis
Alan Mackin		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Alex Bogdanovic		 7
5		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Lleyton Hewitt / Todd Woodbridge
Miles McLagan / Arvind Parmar		 6
1		 6
3		 4
6 		6
2		    
4
Wayne Arthurs
Miles McLagan		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		      
5
Todd Woodbridge
Alex Bogdanovic		 2
6 		64
77		        

Sweden vs. Brazil

Sweden
3		 Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden[7]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andreas Vinciguerra
Gustavo Kuerten		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jonas Björkman
André Sá		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		 4
6 		6
1		  
3
Jonas Björkman / Magnus Larsson
Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá		 4
6 		6
2		 7
5		 2
6 		2
6 		 
4
Jonas Björkman
Gustavo Kuerten		 6
4		 6
4		 4
6 		4
6 		6
1		  
5
Andreas Vinciguerra
Flávio Saretta		 6
1		 7
5		 6
3		      

Croatia vs. United States

Croatia
4		 Hall Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[9]
7–9 February 2003
Carpet (i)
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivan Ljubičić
Mardy Fish		 7
5		 6
3		 6
4		      
2
Mario Ančić
James Blake		 1
6 		2
6 		65
77		      
3
Goran Ivanišević / Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake / Mardy Fish		 3
6 		4
6 		77
64		 6
4		 6
4		  
4
Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake		 6
3		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		    
5
Mario Ančić
Taylor Dent		 77
65		 3
6 		712
610		      

Spain vs. Belgium

Spain
5		 Centro Deportivo Tenis Olimpico, Seville, Spain[11]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Belgium
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Christophe Rochus		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Carlos Moyá
Xavier Malisse		 77
62		 6
1		 77
65		      
3
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen		 6
4		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		8
6		  
4
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Kristof Vliegen		 6
1		 6
4		        
5
Carlos Moyá
Christophe Rochus		 6
2		 6
2		        

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina
5		 Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
7–9 February 2003
Clay
Germany
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gastón Gaudio
Rainer Schüttler		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
David Nalbandian
Lars Burgsmüller		 6
1		 77
64		 7
5		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Michael Kohlmann / Rainer Schüttler		 6
1		 0
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
2		  
4
Juan Ignacio Chela
David Prinosil		 6
4		 6
1		        
5
Gastón Gaudio
Lars Burgsmüller		 6
3		 6
1		        

Czech Republic vs. Russia

Czech Republic
2		 Sports Culture Palace, Ostrava, Czech Republic[15]
7–9 February 2003
Clay (i)
Russia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jiří Novák
Nikolay Davydenko		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		    
2
Radek Štěpánek
Mikhail Youzhny		 6
3		 68
710		 78
66		 2
6 		3
6 		 
3
Martin Damm / Cyril Suk
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny		 61
77		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Jiří Novák
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
2		 6
3		 77
65		      
5
Radek Štěpánek
Nikolay Davydenko		 6
1		 64
77		 2
6 		6
3		 0
6 		 

Quarterfinals

France vs. Switzerland

France
2		 Zenith Stadium, Toulouse, France[2]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
Switzerland
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sébastien Grosjean
George Bastl		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		    
2
Nicolas Escudé
Roger Federer		 4
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
3
Nicolas Escudé / Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		64
77		    
4
Fabrice Santoro
Roger Federer		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5
Nicolas Escudé
George Bastl		 77
65		 5
7 		77
63		      

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden
0		 Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden[6]
4–6 April 2003
Hard (i)
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jonas Björkman
Mark Philippoussis		 4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Thomas Enqvist
Lleyton Hewitt		 4
6 		2
6 		7
5		 4
6 		   
3
Jonas Björkman / Thomas Enqvist
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4
Joachim Johansson
Wayne Arthurs		 3
6 		6
3		 64
77		      
5
Magnus Norman
Mark Philippoussis		 5
7 		7
5		 3
6 		     

Spain vs. Croatia

Spain
5		 Valencia Tennis Club, Valencia, Spain[10]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Croatia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mario Ančić		 6
4		 6
2		 77
61		      
2
Carlos Moyá
Ivan Ljubičić		 65
77		 6
1		 6
4		 6
4		    
3
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić / Lovro Zovko		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
4
Albert Costa
Ivan Ljubičić		 6
3		 6
4		        
5
Àlex Corretja
Mario Ančić		 7
5		 6
3		        

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina
5		 Club Atlético River Plate, Buenos Aires, Argentina[14]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Russia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
Nikolay Davydenko		 6
2		 6
2		 7
5		      
2
Gastón Gaudio
Yevgeny Kafelnikov		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      
3
Lucas Arnold Ker / David Nalbandian
Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Mikhail Youzhny		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
3		    
4
Mariano Zabaleta
Mikhail Youzhny		 6
1		 6
4		        
5
Gastón Gaudio
Nikolay Davydenko		 77
64		 6
3		        

Semifinals

Australia vs. Switzerland

Australia
3		 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[4]
19–21 September 2003
Hard
Switzerland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lleyton Hewitt
Michel Kratochvil		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
2
Mark Philippoussis
Roger Federer		 3
6 		4
6 		63
77		      
3
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Roger Federer / Marc Rosset		 4
6 		77
65		 5
7 		6
4		 6
4		  
4
Lleyton Hewitt
Roger Federer		 5
7 		2
6 		77
64		 7
5		 6
1		  
5
Todd Woodbridge
Michel Kratochvil		 4
6 		        retired
 

Spain vs. Argentina

Spain
3		 Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga, Spain[12]
4–6 April 2003
Clay
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Gastón Gaudio		 6
4		 6
0		 6
0		      
2
Carlos Moyá
Mariano Zabaleta		 5
7 		2
6 		6
2		 6
0		 6
1		  
3
Àlex Corretja / Albert Costa
Agustín Calleri / Lucas Arnold Ker		 3
6 		6
1		 4
6 		2
6 		   
4
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Agustín Calleri		 4
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5
Carlos Moyá
Gastón Gaudio		 6
1		 6
4		 6
2		      

Final

Australia vs. Spain

Australia
3		 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia[8]
28–30 November 2003
Grass
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lleyton Hewitt
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		77
60		 6
2		  
2
Mark Philippoussis
Carlos Moyà		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 64
77		    
3
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
4
Mark Philippoussis
Juan Carlos Ferrero		 7
5		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		6
0		  
5
Lleyton Hewitt
Carlos Moyà		           not
played

References
  1. "Romania v France". daviscup.com.
  2. "France v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  3. "Netherlands v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. "Australia v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  5. "Australia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  6. "Sweden v Australia". daviscup.com.
  7. "Sweden v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  9. "Croatia v United States". daviscup.com.
  10. "Spain v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  11. "Spain v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  12. "Spain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. "Argentina v Germany". daviscup.com.
  14. "Argentina v Russia". daviscup.com.
  15. "Czech Republic v Russia". daviscup.com.
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